Writer Kerry Newberry covers food and wine, farms, travel and lifestyle. Her work has taken her from behind-the-scenes and in-the-kitchen at the International Pinot Noir Celebration to starlit grape-sorting during the rush of crush in Oregon wine country.

Shes traveled by skiff off the coast of Oregon with oyster farmers and hiked to a buffalo range in remote eastern Washington; shes interviewed lamb farmers and fisherman, coopers and chefs. She loves chasing stories about people through food, wine and farms.

Work Info

Expertise

Social Media

4 Years

Writer

8 Years

Specialty

Food

6 Years

Lifestyle

6 Years

Travel

5 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

6 Years

Computer Skills

Social Media Savvy, Wordpress, Photoshop

Equipment

Audio Recorder, Nikon DSLR, Flip Camera

Work Permits & Visas

EU Passport

Awards

Special Mention: James Patrick McDermott Scholarship for Social Change through Food Writing, Greenbrier Symposium for Professional Food Writers 2010

The Finkelstein Family Fellowship, celebrating creatively writing about wine with excitement and verve, 2009 Symposium for Professional Wine Writers at Meadowood Napa Valley

Robert Mondavi Fellowship, celebrating writing that is passionate about exploring what wine means in a larger context with food and the arts, 2008 Symposium for Professional Wine Writers at Meadowood Napa Valley

Associations

Slow Food

Other

Masters degree in Educational Leadership for Sustainability from Portland State University; Intermediate Certification with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.

Freelancer Availability

I freelance full-time. I live near Portland, OR. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.